419 scam: Samad Abdul <kiebwali@gmail.com> Waiting to hear from you.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Samad Abdul <kiebwali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulsamadabdulxx@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:26:31 -0700
Subject: Waiting to hear from you.

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Dear Friend .

I am Mr Samad Abdul. I work in the Finance
Risk control Unit of a Finance and Security Company here in Burkina
Faso. I got your email from the internet.

Under varying state laws, financial institutions and other Finance companies
are required to turn over any funds considered "abandoned," including
forgotten fund balances, unclaimed funds, insurance payouts and
contents of safe deposit boxes to the
government treasury. It is among my official duties to process and
release unclaimed funds and consignments in the company to the government.

Recently, there are multiple abandoned accounts in the company. I have
successfully transferred some to the government treasury as stipulated
by the law. Some of these funds are what I want to transfer out of the
company to a sincere and trustworthy person for either investment
purposes or sharing between us. Are you willing to accept this offer
and work with me with confidentiality, sincerity and seriousness?

This offer is legitimate and 100% risk free. I will send you details
if only you are ready to work with me.
Thank you
Mr Samad Abdul.

Anti-fraud resources:

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